Australia just granted asylum to five Iranian football players who faced credible death threats from Iranian officials for refusing to sing the Iranian national anthem at a match.
I’m very grateful that these women are safe. Good for them.
This is also a really good illustration of the capricious and arbitrary violence of borders. Australia maintains a concentration camp in the island country of Nauru where it holds refugees, *including Iranian refugees*, in atrocious and abusive conditions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-16/iranian-asylum-seeker-exposed-to-torture-australian-detention-un/106234112
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